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Bacardi Wins Grand Green Working Hunter Championship at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Pennsylvania National Horse Show | 10/16/2013 9:23:55 AM

Grand Green Working Hunter Champion BACARDI and Havens Schatt (AlCookPhoto.com) Harrisburg, PA - The stunning 7 year old grey gelding BACARDI, owned by Caroline Moran and ridden by Havens Schatt, won the prestigious Grand Green Working Hunter Championship tuesday at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. "He's the horse of a lifetime", said a teary-eyed Schatt when she came out of the ring. "He's done everything I've ever asked him to do. I'm just so proud of him", she beamed....

FEI World Cup™ Finals to Return to Las Vegas

by Classic Communications | 9/25/2013 3:22:38 PM

Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping and Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Finals Set for April 2015 Las Vegas, NV - The International Equestrian Federation (FEI), the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and Las Vegas Events, Inc. (LVE) join in announcing that the FEI World Cup™ Finals in both show jumping and dressage will return to Las Vegas in 2015. Las Vegas will host the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final and the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final at...

Olivia Champ is Champion in Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search West

by Jennifer Walker for LEG Up News | 9/22/2013 2:55:31 PM

Los Angeles, California - After placing second in last year’s Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals West, 15-year-old Olivia Champ (Karen Healey and Michelle Morris, trainers) came back to win it all this year. “This is the most fun day at the horse show and the most amazing final in the entire country,” Champ remarked. “This final is really important to me because it really tests you as a rider and it’s all about how you can ride a jumper...

Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo Victorious in $100,000 American Gold Cup Qualifier

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 9/14/2013 9:30:02 AM

Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo (Rebecca Walton) orth Salem, NY - Friday the 13th proved to a lucky day for Beezie Madden, who stormed to victory on her veteran mount Coral Reef Via Volo during the $100,000 American Gold Cup Qualifier, presented by Double H Farm & Windsor Show Stables. Fifty-five entries showed on the Grand Prix Field at Old Salem Farm during the 2013 American Gold Cup CSI4*-W, but only eight finished without fault to qualify for the jump-off, where Madden and Coral...

Rainier Named Overall Grand Champion in 2013 Sallie B. Wheeler/US National Hunter Breeding Championship

by Kathleen Landwehr | 9/3/2013 4:45:06 PM

Rainier, the Overall Grand Champion and Champion Best Young Horse - East in the 2013 Sallie B. Wheeler/US National Hunter Breeding Championship, with handler Richard M. Taylor (Richard Clay Photography) Lexington, KY – The top young horses from across the country displayed their qualities in hopes of claiming a title at the 2013 Sallie B. Wheeler/US National Hunter Breeding Championship. Judges Sharon Stewart-Wells of Ruidoso, NM and Deborah Sands of Encinitas, CA traveled to both coasts...

John Pearce Makes the West Coast Proud with a Win in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, Presented by Zoetis

by HITS Communications | 8/31/2013 3:35:01 PM

John Pearce and Son of Gun jumping their way to a win in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis (©ESI Photography) Saugerties, NY - With hopes of million-dollar success, John Pearce of Bermuda Dunes, California made his way east this week and piloted Forest View Farm’s Son of a Gun to the top of the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, at HITS Saugerties on Friday. Pearce is one of several West Coast riders who are in Saugerties preparing for next...

Ferreira Earns Children's Hunter Grand Championship at The Hampton Classic

by Classic Communications | 8/28/2013 12:57:31 PM

Erica Ferreira and His Way were the Grand Champion Children's Hunter at the Hampton Classic. (Shawn McMillen photo) Bridgehampton, NY - Children's hunters, both horses and ponies, took over the hunter rings in Tuesday's edition of the 38th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show. Erica Ferreira, of Bridgehampton, N.Y., and His Way were named the Grand Champion Children's Hunter after earning the Children's Hunter Large Pony Championship. Blu Venture, ridden by Hensley Humphries of...

Vitalis and Wakeup Unbeatable on Day Two of the 2013 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships presented by HorseShow.com

by Helen Murray | 8/23/2013 7:10:16 PM

Wayne, IL - The 2013 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships presented by HorseShow.com continued on Friday with the second and final day of Qualifying Classes. Promising Six-Year-Olds and Developing Prix St. Georges Horses showcased their talents in front of the judging panel of Janet Foy, Bill Warren and Linda Zang in Lamplight Equestrian Centers’ Championship Arena. In the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Six-Year-Old National Championships presented by...

Pony Riders Prepare for US Pony Finals at Kentucky Summer Classic

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/5/2013 8:42:22 AM

Carter Anderson and The Blu Mountie (Emily Riden) Lexington, KY - The 2013 USEF Pony Finals kick off on Tuesday, August 6, 2013, and as the Kentucky Summer Classic came to a conclusion today, young riders took advantage of the perfect weather and the opportunity to prepare in the rings at the Kentucky Horse Park. The Kentucky Summer Classic, which ran July 30 to August 4, offered a wide array of pony divisions and classes, including the WIHS Small Pony Equitation and the WIHS Large Pony...

Kristi Nunnink and R-Star Win the CIC3* at Rebecca Farm

by United States Eventing Association (www.useventing.com) | 7/28/2013 8:49:39 PM

Kristi Nunnink & R-Star after winning the Event at Rebecca Farm CIC3* (USEA) Kalispel, MT - R-Star has done it again. For the second consecutive year, this grey Holsteiner mare by Riverman, has won the CIC3* at The Event at Rebecca Farm rising from fifth after cross-country to first with an accurately ridden round over the Marc Donovan designed show jumping course. Katie Ruppel and Houdini took down just one rail to move up to second ahead of Katie Groesbeck and Oz The Tin Man who moved...